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Comes in two main flavors: 1) When a geographical location is depicted in an [[CharacterExaggeration exaggerated]] or overly simplistic format, and 2) Presented as only a collection of stereotypes and cliches (this variation being more typical). May be justified in cases where a few aspects of the location are the only things widely known about it, and any story about or featuring that location is likely to mention those aspects.

See also ArtisticLicenseGeography, CanadaDoesNotExist, HollywoodHistory, NationalStereotypes, TheThemeParkVersion, YouWouldNotWantToLiveInDex, and InformedLocation.
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!!Tropes

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[[folder: General Tropes ]]

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'''See also'''
+ CulturalBlending
+ TheNationalIndex
++ NationalStereotypes
]
* AllDesertsHaveCacti
* {{Atlantis}}
* CityOfEverywhere
* CommieLand
* CreatorProvincialism
* CreatorsCultureCarryover
* GlobalIgnorance
* HollywoodProvincialism
* ItsAlwaysMardiGrasInNewOrleans
* LandmarkOfLore
* TheLavaCavesOfNewYork
* LostWorld
* MisaimedStereotyping
* MisplacedVegetation
* MisplacedWildlife
* TheMountainsOfIllinois
* NonSpecificallyForeign
* TheOldCountry
* RegionalRiff
* SingleSeasonCountry
* SuperSargassoSea
* ThrowAwayCountry
* WorldTour

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[[folder: Africa ]]

* AfricaIsACountry
* {{Bulungi}}
* DarkestAfrica

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[[folder: The Americas ]]

[floatboxright:
'''See also'''
+ IndexedStatesOfAmerica
]
* TheBermudaTriangle
* EagleLand
** BigApplesauce
*** TheBigRottenApple
** DeepSouth
** HulaAndLuaus
* EskimoLand
* InjunCountry
** TipisAndTotemPoles
* LatinLand
** ArgentinaIsNaziland
** BananaRepublic
** TheCapitalOfBrazilIsBuenosAires
** {{Mayincatec}}
** SouthOfTheBorder
** SpaceBrasilia
** {{Spexico}}
* MooseAndMapleSyrup

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[[folder: The Arctic and Antarctica ]]

* EskimoLand
* MysteriousAntarctica
* PolarBearsAndPenguins

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[[folder: Asia ]]

[floatboxright:
'''See also'''
+ AsianIndex
]
* ArabianNightsDays
** {{Qurac}}
* {{Countrystan}}
* FarEast
** {{Animeland}}
** LandOfDragons
** ThirtySecondsOverTokyo
** TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse
** {{Wutai}}
* HolidayInCambodia
* MysticalIndia
* TheShangriLa

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[[folder: Australia and Oceania ]]

* LandDownUnder
** KangaroosRepresentAustralia
* TropicalIslandAdventure

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[[folder: Europe ]]

[floatboxright:
'''See also'''
+ EuropeIndex
]
* AncientGrome
* BritainIsOnlyEngland
** BritainIsOnlyLondon
** OopNorth
** {{Scotireland}}
** CampbellCountry
** {{Barsetshire}}
** IdyllicEnglishVillage
* GayParee
* GloriousMotherRussia
* LandOfTulipsAndWindmills
** FreestateAmsterdam
* The most likely location of a MicroMonarchy
* NorseByNorsewest
* {{Oireland}}
* {{Oktoberfest}}
** {{Kaiserreich}}
* {{Ruritania}}
* SpaghettiAndGondolas
* TorosYFlamenco
* {{Uberwald}}
* YodelLand

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